| Oliver Twist | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:George_Cruikshank_Oliver_Twist.gif) "Please, sir, I want some more." Illustration by George Cruikshank. | |
| Created by | Charles Dickens |
| Portrayed by | Jackie Coogan (1922) Dickie Moore (1933) John Howard Davies (1948) Bruce Prochnik (1962) Mark Lester (1968) Richard Charles (1982) Ben Rodska (1985) Jon Lee (1994) Tom Fletcher (1994) Steven Webb (1995) Alex Trench (1997) Sam Smith (1999) Joshua Close (2002) George Shields (2003) Justin Pereira (2003-2004) Barney Clark (2005) Joseph McManners (2005) William Miller (2007) Harry Stott Gwion Jones Laurence Jeffcoate (2009) Noah McCullough (2010) Leonardo Dickens (2016) Raff Law (2021) Hal Cumpston (2023) |
| Voiced by | Gary Marsh (1972) Joey Lawrence (1988) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Mister Oliver Twist |
| Family | Agnes Fleming (mother, deceased) Edwin Leeford (father, deceased) Mr Brownlow (adoptive father) Edward "Monks" Leeford (half-brother, deceased) |
| Relatives | Rose Maylie (maternal aunt) Captain Fleming (maternal grandfather, deceased) Harry Maylie (maternal uncle by marriage) Mrs. Leeford (step-mother, deceased) |
| Nationality | English |
Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.[1] He was the first child protagonist in an English novel.[2]
- ^ "Nicholas Blincoe on whether Oliver Twist was based on story of real-life orphan, Robert Blincoe". the Guardian. 28 September 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ The full title was "Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress." Ackroyd, Peter (January 1991). Dickens. Harpercollins. pp. 216–217. ISBN 978-0-06-016602-1.